Cube
Definitions
- A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
- A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
- Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
- The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
- A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube.
- A Rubik's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube.
- Clipping of cubic inch(es).
- An extremely socially conventional or conservative person, moreso than even a square.
Equivalents
Françaiscube
52 more languages
Ελληνικάκύβος
EsperantoKubo
Eestikuup
فارسیمکعب
עבריתקובייה
हिन्दीघन
Հայերենխորանարդ
ქართულიკუბი
ភាសាខ្មែរគូប
ລາວລູກບາດ
Lietuviųkubas
Latviešukubs
മലയാളംസമചതുരക്കട്ട
Монголшоо
Maltikubu
မြန်မာကုဗ
Nederlandsderde machtin blokjes snijdenkubusregelmatig zesvlaktot de derde macht verheffentot een kubus vormen
Românăcub
Slovenčinakocka
Slovenščinakocka
Shqipkub
Тоҷикӣмукааб
Українськакуб
اردوگھن
Examples
“When the math teacher is teaching the class about cubes, he asks them to imagine⟳ a cardboard box whose width, length, and height are all the same.”
“A: One cube or two? B: Oh, no sugar for me, thanks.”
“The cube of 2 is 8.”
“The cube of 0.5 is 0.125.”
“As if the 383 weren't already a roaring beast, in 1972 they bored it out some more, bringing it up to 400 cubes. This 400-cube monster could launch⟳ a land⟳ yacht like⟳ the Plymouth Fury from zero to sixty in under ten seconds.”
“My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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